Global Consulting Group

This article is part of the Foodspin project of Spinwatch.

The Global Consulting Group was a PR firm based in London. A merger in 2008 with Grayling saw it become part of Grayling Global, a subsidiary of Huntsworth.

Subsidiaries

In 2005 the Global Consulting Group took over Ergo Communications.

Merger

According to GCG's website on March 13 2008 Huntsworth Plc announced that:

effective immediately, it has merged two of its international subsidiaries, Grayling and The Global Consulting Group (Global), Inc., to create a new consultancy focused on public affairs, public relations, investor relations and event management. The new firm, Grayling Global, will be headquartered in London, with additional offices in New York and throughout the world. It will have over 200 employees with approximately $35 million in fees, making it a leading international consultancy.

Foodspin

Amongst its food related clients(From 1 June 2005 to 30 November 2005):

• Advertising Education Forum (AEF)
• Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA)
• Masterfoods
• Mediasmart
• The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA)
• Four Square
• Cadbury

External Resources

• Global Consulting Group UK Staff and clients, 1 June 2005 to 30 Nov 2005